Bee Facts

Did you know that:

It takes about twenty thousand trips by a bee, and roughly four million stops at blossoms to produce a single pound of honey.
A Bee collecting nectar can carry a load up to 90% of its body weight.
Worker bees are only made up of females.
The honey bee industry in the United States is loosely divided into three groups of beekeepers: backyard (managing less than 50 colonies), sideline (managing between 51-500 colonies), and commercial (managing more than 500 colonies)
Hobby beekeepers account for roughtly 95% of the beekeepers in the United States and manage 8% of total colonies.
Honeybees are not native to the USA. They are European in origin, and were brought to North America by the early settlers.
Honey never spoils and has been found in Egyptian tombs.
Did you know that a honey bee produces 1/12 teaspoon of honey in their lifetime.
It takes a hive of bees to fly 55,000 miles to produce one pound of honey.
The Honey Bee is the New Jersey State Insect.